You wanna piece of me

I don't know if Britney Spears herself came up with the idea for her song, Piece of Me, or if it was her marketers or something, but whoever it was, I take my hat off to them.

Bands have done it before in more subtle ways - whinging about the media in their songs (Good Charlotte, for one) - but this song is a blatant counter-attack. This truly proves that the best way to fight back at a society-gone-wrong is through art. Talk shows can twist your words and censor you, writers can misquote you to their own ends - so trying to get your point across through the press is stabbing yourself with your opponent's sword. Using a song, Britney has said exactly what she wants to say to and about the media. This is good for two reasons. 1. People will hear it for what it is and form their opinions based on Britney's own words. 2. It will make her even more rich and famous, which is in itself a stab at her adversaries. It may not be as radical as great political and social songs of the past, but it is comparable because, although it's on a personal level, it's a song with a purpose other than just to entertain. And that's more than one can say for most popular music these days.

So the point I am making is, if you have something to say, say it with art. (Unless of course your art involves naked thirteen-year-olds.)